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 Canadiens 5, Blues 2
Alex Galchenyuk scored twice and goaltender Carey Price made 27
saves to lead Montreal to a 5-2 win over St. Louis.
Galchenyuk, who also added an assist, missed the previous two games
with a severe case of the flu.
Right winger Brendan Gallagher also scored twice for Montreal, who
lead the Eastern Conference with 83 points. Left winger Michael
Bournival and Gallagher tallied 49 seconds apart late in the second
period to push the lead to 4-1.
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Islanders 5, Coyotes 1
The New York Islanders scored four goals in the first nine minutes
of the third period to blow open a tied game and rout Arizona at
Nassau Coliseum.
Left winger Matt Martin scored the go-ahead goal 3:18 into the
period for the Islanders, who buried the Coyotes with subsequent
scores from defenseman Johnny Boychuk, left winger Kael Mouillierat
and center Brock Nelson.
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 Blackhawks 3, Panthers 2 (shootout)
Chicago let a 2-0 lead get away but Patrick Sharp's goal in the
shootout gave them the win over Florida.
While the victory snapped a three-game losing streak for the
Blackhawks, they played most of the contest without All-Star right
winger Patrick Kane, who left the game with an upper-body injury and
did not return.
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Rangers 1, Flames 0
Left winger Kevin Hayes scored the game's lone goal as the New York
Rangers edged Calgary 1-0 at Madison Square Garden.
Hayes scored his 12th goal of the season three minutes into the
third period. A bouncing puck resulted in a quick two-on-one chance
led by center Derick Brassard, who fed Hayes for the one-time shot
that eluded Flames goaltender Karri Ramo.
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Predators 5, Avalanche 2
Nashville rallied to score five consecutive goals after falling
behind early to earn a 5-2 win over Colorado at Bridgestone Arena.
The Predators (41-13-7) recorded their sixth consecutive home
victory. Nashville, who lead the NHL with 89 points, improved to
26-3-1 on home ice.
With 21 games left, Nashville are 22 points away from breaking the
team record for most points in a season (110), a mark set in
2006-07.
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Jets 4, Stars 2
Rookie winger Adam Lowry cashed in his own rebound at 14:34 of the
second period to snap a 1-1 tie and spark Winnipeg to a 4-2 victory
over Dallas.
Lowry scored his seventh goal of the season on a terrific individual
effort, storming the Stars net to fire Winnipeg's first shot of the
period on goalie Jhonas Enroth and then flipping in his own rebound.
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Hurricanes 4, Flyers 1
Defenseman Justin Faulk and center Jordan Staal scored power-play
goals, and Cam Ward stopped 23 shots, as Carolina downed
Philadelphia 4-1.
Left winger Jeff Skinner and center Jay McClement also scored for
the Hurricanes.
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Sabres 4, Blue Jackets 2
Centers Cody Hodgson and Zemgus Girgensons, defenseman Mark Pysyk
and right winger Chris Stewart scored goals, as Buffalo took
advantage of a third-string Columbus goaltender in a 4-2 win.
Buffalo goaltender Michal Neuvirth had 45 saves and won for only the
second time since Nov. 15.
The Blue Jackets could not overcome the early struggles of rookie
goaltender Anton Forsberg, who allowed four goals on his first 14
shots before settling into the game.
Left winger Matt Calvert and defenseman Kevin Connauton scored for
the Blue Jackets.
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Canucks 2, Bruins 1
Backup Canucks goaltender Eddie Lack, the starter for what looks
like at least a month with Ryan Miller hurt, turned in his second
straight strong performance, leading Vancouver to a 2-1 win over
Boston.
Lack stopped 40 of 41 shots, only giving up a rebound goal to Boston
left winger Daniel Paille.
Right winger Zack Kassian and defenseman Ryan Stanton scored the
Vancouver goals.
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Oilers 2, Wild 1
Edmonton left winger Benoit Pouliot came back to haunt his first NHL
team on Tuesday, scoring twice in a 2-1 win over Minnesota.
Pouliot, now with his sixth NHL team after the Wild made him the
fourth overall pick in the 2005 draft, recorded his third multi-goal
game of the season, snapping a two-game losing streak by the Oilers.
Goalie Ben Scrivens had 33 saves for Edmonton. (Editing By Cameron
French/Peter Rutherford)
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